High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6EW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WS8 6EW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.7% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.8%	47.3%	2.5%	51.0%	-3.7%
Male	55.2%	52.7%	-2.5%	49.0%	3.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WS8 6EW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 60.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	57.9%	60.3%	2.4%	37.9%	22.4%
Married: Opposite sex	20.6%	25.3%	4.7%	44.2%	-18.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	15%	9.2%	-5.8%	9.1%	0.1%
Widowed	3.7%	1.7%	-2.0%	6.1%	-4.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.6%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	34.3%	52.4%	18.1%	48.4%	4.0%
Good health	41.8%	33.2%	-8.6%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	20.1%	10.7%	-9.4%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	3.7%	2.5%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	46.7%	19.1%	-27.6%	18.2%	0.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.5%	9.6%	2.1%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.6%	17.8%	-1.8%	13.4%	4.4%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	4.3%	2.4%	5.3%	-1.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	24.3%	16.8%	16.9%	7.4%
Degree or Similar	10.3%	24.8%	14.5%	33.8%	-9.0%
Other	6.5%	0%	-6.5%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	5.2%	0.3%	-4.9%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0%	0.9%	0.9%	3.1%	-2.2%
Black African	0%	1.6%	1.6%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.0%	0.2%
Other Black	4.5%	2.8%	-1.7%	0.5%	2.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.8%	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
White	90.3%	85%	-5.3%	81.4%	3.6%
Other	0%	3.4%	3.4%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.1%	93.1%	5.0%	83.2%	9.9%
European Union	7.5%	2.8%	-4.7%	6.1%	-3.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	4.5%	2.5%	-2.0%	5.6%	-3.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.1%	93.7%	5.6%	83.2%	10.5%
10+ Years	6%	3.5%	-2.5%	9.8%	-6.3%
5-10 Years	0.7%	2.2%	1.5%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	2.2%	0.6%	-1.6%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	3%	0%	-3.0%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Other EU countries	1.3%	1.5%	-0.2%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
No passport held	20.4%	13.5%	6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	63.9%	37.2%	26.7%
Christian	29.2%	46.2%	-17.0%
Hindu	0.6%	1.7%	-1.1%
Muslim	0.3%	6.5%	-6.2%
Sikh	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	3.1%	6.0%	-2.9%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 902.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 807.4% higher than the Brownhills average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

High Street has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Brownhills and the 7th highest crime rate of 827 local areas in Walsall .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 306.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -29.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 66% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£40,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in WS8 6EW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 343 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Walsall.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6EW

Estimated Average Property Prices for WS8 6EW

Average Price
£261,467

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£278,133

Detached
£308,718

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£197,548

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£236,228

Semi-Detached
£214,904

Terraced
£234,180

Detached
£276,933

Flats/Maisonettes
£117,201

Other
£373,561

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
82 High Street, Walsall, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£195,000	2023-03-27	£202,251
92 High Street, Walsall, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2011-06-17	£323,675
92 High Street, Walsall, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£80,000	2005-07-22	£143,549
90 High Street, Walsall, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	1999-04-01	£294,400

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WS8 6EW

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	111
Part-Time Employee	24
Self-Employed	24
Looking after home or family	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Unemployed	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Retired	7
Other	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	12
Administrative and support service activities	8
Manufacturing	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Construction	3
Human health and social work activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Education	2
Other	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ogley Hay Nursery School Brickiln Street , Brownhills WS8 6AU	4out of 4	156 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ogley Hay Infant School Church Road , Brownhills WS8 6AB	- not rated	191 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St James Primary School Great Charles Street , Brownhills WS8 6AE	- not rated	303 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St James Academy Great Charles Street , Brownhills WS8 6AE	3out of 4	303 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ogley Hay Junior School Great Charles Street , Brownhills WS8 6AE	- not rated	338 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Millfield Primary School Catshill Road , Brownhills WS8 6BN	- not rated	709 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Brownhills School Deakin Avenue , Brownhills WS8 7QG	- not rated	1,106 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Deakin Avenue , Brownhills WS8 7QG	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Shire Oak Academy Lichfield Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9PA	- not rated	1,490 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Shire Oak School (A Science College) Lichfield Road , Walsall Wood WS9 9PA	- not rated	1,490 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Erasmus Darwin Academy Pool Road , WS7 3QW	3out of 4	2,777 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ridgeway Middle School Grange Road , WS7 8TP	- not rated	3,355 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springhill Middle School Moss Bank Avenue , WS7 8UN	- not rated	3,932 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Chase Terrace Middle School Rugeley Road , Chase Terrace WS7 8AJ	- not rated	4,592 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oakwood School Druids Walk , Walsall Wood WS9 9JS	4out of 4	2,273 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakwood School Druids Walk , Walsall Wood WS9 9JS	- not rated	2,273 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chasetown Community School Church Street , Chasetown WS7 3QL	- not rated	3,063 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
High Heath Special School Green Lane , Shelfield WS4 1RB	- not rated	4,718 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Elmwood School King George Crescent , Rushall WS4 1EG	- not rated	5,420 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smash Kebab	80 High Street, Brownhills	17 yd
The Plaice to Eat	97 High Street, Brownhills	50 yd
Open House / Wings@Us	(WINGS@US Ltd), 125 High Street	63 yd
Silver Court Cafe	16 Silver Court, Brownhills	162 yd
Morgans Coffee Shop	59 High Street, Brownhills	174 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shoulder Of Mutton	(Stonegate Pub Company Ltd), 15 Church Road	242 yd
Jiggers Whistle	5-7 High Street, Brownhills	407 yd
Smithys Forge	Lichfield Road, Brownhills	456 yd
Sankey Working Mens Club	166 Lichfield Road, Brownhills	764 yd
Hungry Horse (Hussey Arms)	Chester Road North, Brownhills	934 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chopsticks & Wok	121-123 High Street, Brownhills	44 yd
Subway	75 High Street, Brownhills	50 yd
Rosemary Cantonese Takeaway	103 High Street, Brownhills	50 yd
Just Munch	101 High Street, Brownhills	50 yd
Dominos Pizza	93-95 High Street, Brownhills	72 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd, Silver Street	143 yd
Aldi	Aldi Food Stores Limited, High Street	300 yd
Co-Op	West Midlands Co-Operative, Clayhanger Lane	1,016 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St James Primary School GREAT CHARLES STREET	grass pitches, swimming pool	316 yd
Holland Park SEEDS LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	868 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	93.8%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	78 Mbit/s
Average download speed	217.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.